Chapters of War Datamined Quests and Dialogue - Alliance in Zandalar and Horde in Kul Tiras

Battle for Azeroth's story starts out with the Horde exploring Zandalar and the Alliance in Kul Tiras, but we learned during the Battle for Azeroth Q&A that there's a special Chapters of War leveling campaign that takes you towards the opposite faction's island.

During BFA can Horde characters visit Kul Tiras and Alliance characters visit Zandalar. Are there camps for both factions in each area?Yes. The Chapters of War leveling campaign will work you towards the opposites faction's island and give you backstory on what's going on there, the inhabitants and other details.

While currently in the Battle for Azeroth alpha, the Horde are limited to Zandalar and the Alliance limited to Kul Tiras, there's some datamined quests and broadcast text pointing towards parts of this new story. Potential Story Spoilers.

Alliance in Nazmir

The Alliance, led by the Dwarves, attempt to befriend the Blood Trolls. This appears to be a bad idea as we've learned through the Horde Storyline that the Blood Trolls worship the corrupted Titan experiment G'huun...who may even be an Old God.

We sent Captain Conrad ahead to build a fort. They say the blood trolls here might even be willin' ta trade, but I cannae imagine that'd come at a price worth payin'.Still, this here's a land that works 'gainst the Zandalari and their Horde associates. The enemy of yer enemy is yer... wait, what's that sayin'?No matter. Look. Listen. Keep those sharp eyes peeled. Unforgivin' lands aren't known ta forgive the unwary, $n.And... eugh... keep yer nostrils pinched. What's that foul-as-death rottin' stench?Looks like our welcome party is here. Harry's an interestin' one. Don't pay him no mind.Welcome! Welcome!We've been expecting you, our esteemed advisors and future fast friends.Captain Conrad left me with instructions.Where's the Captain?Ah! Ah ha! Right to the point, yes, yes. Not to worry! All is in order. Let's retire to safer environs behind our fort's walls, yes?Alright, no sign o' the Captain then. What's goin' on?Nothing untoward, I assure you! Our glorious Captain is off negotiating trade agreements with the local trolls.Heard they were savages wot practice bloody sacrifices.Oh heavens! Well, indeed, yes. I suppose that is accurate, mmm. But Captain Conrad is a glory to behold. Impressive, no doubt.Trade agreements with trolls! We even have bats prepared to send another trade offering to Zala'mar.Blast that! They won't get another red copper from us before me an' $n go see what's what.What's this all about, Harry?! Those offerin's you were sendin'... The soldiers were sacrificed! Blood drained from their bodies like a mug o' ale at Brewfest.<Harry's blood drains from his face.>My... oh my goodness. Surely the esteemed Captain Conrad had no knowledge of these macabre circumstances.Knowledge or no, it's time to get to the bottom o' this. Where'd this Captain head off to?Zul'Nazman, I believe. Or Tul'vor? In fact I believe they are one in the same. Or nearly so.Captain Conrad... is well, I trust?WELL?! That lassie was madder than a murloc on moon mead. Tried to sacrifice our lovely $c here to some blood god called G'huun.Oh dear. That is much worse than I feared. My deepest apologies for putting you in such a risky situation, sir Bronzebeard.Eh, not the worst I've seen. Still a sad story, though. We'll need to dispatch a messenger to let the High Commander know what transpired.

Look to the horizon, <name>. Across those seas is the isle of Zandalar and with it, the Horde. We can't allow the Horde to continue to work there unchecked, so we're preparing an expedition to establish a beachhead on the isle. <name>, as one of our most accomplished soldiers I'd appreciate if you joined us. Your help will be essential for the success of our mission. Wrap up your affairs here in the harbor and report to Grand Admiral Jes-Tereth. We will set sail when you're ready.

We sent troops ahead to Nazmir to gain a foothold in that hellish jungle. The reports we've been receiving of the local troll population are... disconcerting. They're in over their heads, <name>. I have Brann Bronzebeard prepped and ready to head out. Accompany Brann to Nazmir so we can secure our position. The Wind's Redemption is at your disposal.

The currents here are strong, we're going to need a well-built harbor for our camp. The ruins across the way should be perfect for our needs. I don't know what's out there so I'm sending out the marines to secure the shore and as the most experienced soldier here I want you to go with them. Here, take this flare gun with you. If you run into anything beyond what you can handle use it and we'll send in an artillery strike from the ship. Now, go take that harbor in the name of the alliance!

Alliance Attack in Zuldazar

I can't believe any of them survived the wreck. I just assumed Ranger Lord Blightcaller was being overly cautious. The orders were to ensure there were no survivors. Well? What are you waiting for? An engraved invitation?

This is a complete disaster. It's bad enough that the prisoners got away. It's even worse that our ship was destroyed and we have no way back to Stormwind. And now the forsaken have shown up and are preventing us from saving our people. All my soldiers are either injured, exhausted, or in no shape for fighting. You look hearty. Kill the Horde and push them back.

Archaeology Relics

Our allies in the Explorer's League have alerted us to an exciting find. They have set up camp in the Xibala region of Zuldazar. Make your way to the camp and help them uncover anything that may advance our cause.

Oi. Since yer hands are already dirty, what do ye say we make a deal? To give it to ye straight, there's a relic here called the Breath of Xibala. I don't know who Xibala is or why the Alliance wants its breath, but there's a hefty sum of gold in it fer me if we deliver. That means there's somethin' in it for you, too, if ye get my meanin'. I started a survey with me equipment but haven't got me results yet. Go on out into the ruins an' give the boxes you see a little kick to hurry things along.

I want to take m'boys out and really dig our picks in, but every scout I've sent into the ruins just came back half mauled to death. Some didn't come back at all. From what I can tell, the ruins are home to more'n just these spiky grass-eaters. Do you think you could be a peach an' thin their numbers a bit? I'd caution ye against tamperin' with the local ecology an' all, but in the interest of not gettin' eaten I think I'll let ye make the call.

Suppose I owe the lass her bones if I'm t'be monopolizin' yer time. And I will be. Go on out into the ruins an' use this here stone to call one of my rumbly elemental friends. They'll blast away any dirt 'tween you an' the fossils. We could go about this the ol' fashion way, but do you really want to spend all day digging? Course ye don't. Acadia will see that a little efficiency gets everyone what they want.

Miss Tae'shara and I share a passion for uncovering hidden secrets and a deep, abiding respect for this ancient land. That said! If we were to continue at the pace to which she is accustomed, the Alliance would overtake us before we could make a single discovery. It is time to expedite our survey. The ruins hide many fossils. Take a beacon and use it to summon one of my sweepers. It will clear away the topsoil and allow you to collect samples. Gather what you can- we can assemble them later.

Horde in Drustvar

The Orcs and Goblins are in Drustvar. They appear to be conflicted as to the purpose of their mission - acquire military intel or make a profit.

It seems the coven here has "employed" the manor's chefs to create rather unsavory dishes. It would best to eliminate them as soon as possible.One of the coven's top witches is sacrificing acolytes in an effort to gain more power. Destroy her and show this group that only the Dark Lady holds dominion over death.A large crow has been charmed by this coven for use against the villagers. While I have no love lost for the residents of Drustvar, its feathers would make for excellent fletches for our dark rangers.

Alright fellas, hop on the hog. It's time to go see what this Drustvar place is all about... and how we can profit from it.Profit is a secondary concern. Our primary mission is to gather intel so we can gain an advantage over the Alliance.Pfsh. I'm only here for the azerite. Whatever recon you wanna do is your own prerogative.

This was supposed to be a covert operation. Unfortunately, our Trade Prince insisted on coming along... with the loudest, most conspicuous vehicle the Horde has ever conceived. At least you're here with me, <name>. Let's get going, then. We know next to nothing about the Drustvar territory. It's time to do some recon.

Comments

Comment by perculia

This isn't related to the point of the article but I love how the Nightborne have repurposed the constructs to hold palm leaves.

Comment by Tmato

on 2018-03-11T13:28:19-05:00

Escort Gallywix into Alliance territory?How could it go wrong?

Comment by Tmato

on 2018-03-11T13:29:46-05:00

This isn't related to the point of the article but I love how the Nightborne have repurposed the constructs to hold palm leaves.

Construtcs and the never ending purposes

Comment by ilijamaslovar

on 2018-03-11T13:29:51-05:00

lol, stupid alliance befriending servants of the Old Gods. Who are the bad guys now, huh? :D

Comment by Tmato

on 2018-03-11T13:30:57-05:00

lol, stupid alliance befriending servants of the Old Gods. Who are the bad guys now, huh? :D

They might even given it more power and them the Horde needs to go there and clean the mess

Comment by RyuFlameheart

on 2018-03-11T13:31:50-05:00

lol, stupid alliance befriending servants of the Old Gods. Who are the bad guys now, huh? :D

To be fair. I doubt they knew at the time.

Comment by AlakeiThancan

on 2018-03-11T13:45:07-05:00

There is a Dark Iron camp

Well that seems to confirm Dark Iron dwarves are coming in the prepatch, if they're already in the Alliance by the time we start the campaign, doesn't it?

PS : Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part, but I'd bet we'll have Dark Iron/Mag'har in the prepatch, and Zandalari/Kul'tiran human at the end on the leveling campaign. It would make sense for three reasons : first off, they need a reason for players to keep playing the game during the prepatch, and leveling an alt would be a perfect solution for them. Second, the assets for dark iron dwarves and orcs are all set (only thing lacking to my knowledge is their tabard and the Dark Iron mount), which would be weird if they were planning on releasing them in 8.1, which would mean minimum in december/january, and third, it would simply make sense that each faction goes to a faction of past content (Draenor/BC for Horde, Vanilla for Alliance) to get allies before the release of the expansion. Would be weird to invade a new place and have our leaders go "Oh wait, let's go back to this other planet that we left four years ago and bring back some allies now that we're in the middle of a fight".

Comment by Ghouls

on 2018-03-11T13:46:52-05:00

lol, stupid alliance befriending servants of the Old Gods. Who are the bad guys now, huh? :D

They might even given it more power and them the Horde needs to go there and clean the mess

Wouldn’t be the first time the Horde had to clean up the Alliance’s mess. Remember the Everbloom?

Comment by perculia

on 2018-03-11T13:47:59-05:00

There is a Dark Iron camp

Well that seems to confirm Dark Iron dwarves are coming in the prepatch, if they're already in the Alliance by the time we start the campaign, doesn't it?

It could help introduce their story but not necessarily mean they are playable. We interact with a lot of Zandalari in Zuldazar but they aren't Allied Races yet.

Comment by Megoover

on 2018-03-11T13:52:58-05:00

All those new hq models and... that plane, one of the oldest models in the game, same ammount of polygons as old praire dog.

Comment by AlakeiThancan

on 2018-03-11T13:54:08-05:00

It could help introduce their story but not necessarily mean they are playable. We interact with a lot of Zandalari in Zuldazar but they aren't Allied Races yet.

I disagree. Sure, we see a lot of Zandalari ... In Zuldazar. That's where they live. Of course we interact with them. The Dark Iron have (to my knowledge) absolutely nothing to do with Zuldazar, do they? It indicates to me that they're sent there by Moira as part of the Alliance.

Comment by AlakeiThancan

on 2018-03-11T13:57:41-05:00

Wouldn’t be the first time the Horde had to clean up the Alliance’s mess. Remember the Everbloom?

Remember Garrosh?

Comment by Mightylorddk

on 2018-03-11T14:01:05-05:00

So the Alliance are befriending with servants of old gods now? Just because they are "enemy of my enemy". But they don't know they are servants of the old gods. Typical alliance point of view. I am glad that story writers always reflect the alliance playerbase' mentality into the game.

Comment by Mightylorddk

on 2018-03-11T14:04:27-05:00

Wouldn’t be the first time the Horde had to clean up the Alliance’s mess. Remember the Everbloom?

Remember Garrosh?

Yes Garrosh, former warchief of the horde who went over his line and then stopped Voljin. Alliance, joined with their effort at the very end. Its clear you've only done SoO with an alliance toon only that's why you're believing you was the savior against Garrosh.

Comment by AlakeiThancan

on 2018-03-11T14:06:47-05:00

Wouldn’t be the first time the Horde had to clean up the Alliance’s mess. Remember the Everbloom?

Remember Garrosh?

Yes Garrosh, former warchief of the horde who went over his line and then stopped Voljin. Alliance, joined with their effort at the very end. Its clear you've only done SoO with an alliance toon only that's why you're believing you was the savior against Garrosh.

I main Horde .... I just understand it's a video game, that both factions have done good and bad things.

Comment by RogueRequest

on 2018-03-11T14:11:37-05:00

Wouldn’t be the first time the Horde had to clean up the Alliance’s mess. Remember the Everbloom?

Remember Garrosh?

Yes Garrosh, former warchief of the horde who went over his line and then stopped Voljin. Alliance, joined with their effort at the very end. Its clear you've only done SoO with an alliance toon only that's why you're believing you was the savior against Garrosh.

The game is basically built around seeing things from the side of your faction alone. If you could see things from both side there wouldn't be any conflict. So, in my Alliance toons opinion the Alliance game to save the day, and that's all that really matters.

Comment by Mightylorddk

on 2018-03-11T14:21:53-05:00

Wouldn’t be the first time the Horde had to clean up the Alliance’s mess. Remember the Everbloom?

Remember Garrosh?

Yes Garrosh, former warchief of the horde who went over his line and then stopped Voljin. Alliance, joined with their effort at the very end. Its clear you've only done SoO with an alliance toon only that's why you're believing you was the savior against Garrosh.

The game is basically built around seeing things from the side of your faction alone. If you could see things from both side there wouldn't be any conflict. So, in my Alliance toons opinion the Alliance game to save the day, and that's all that really matters.

I've done escalation with alliance side at all. They didn't saved the world from Garrosh. varian sent us to join with Voljin, it was clearly stated. Since the topic is Garrosh here, so you are wrong if you say Alliance cleaned up mess created by Garrosh. Alliance simply joined with Voljin's rebellion.

Comment by LyssaWoW

on 2018-03-11T14:40:16-05:00

There is a Dark Iron camp

Well that seems to confirm Dark Iron dwarves are coming in the prepatch, if they're already in the Alliance by the time we start the campaign, doesn't it?

I thought it was said way back when they were revealed that they would only be playable after completing actual BfA expansion content, maybe not until one of your characters reaches 120? At least that's what I understood about Zandalari trolls, which are basically the Horde counterpart.

Comment by Yoco

on 2018-03-11T14:41:16-05:00

There is a Dark Iron camp

Well that seems to confirm Dark Iron dwarves are coming in the prepatch, if they're already in the Alliance by the time we start the campaign, doesn't it?.

Dark Iron clan is in the Alliance since Cataclysm. They'll just become playable with the expansion (though I can't discard the DI dwarves becoming playable during pre-patch along with the Ma'ghar, it seems far-fetched to me, since it'd be a weird marketing strategy to release them weeks before the expansion and not with the rest of Allied Races)

Comment by tboss2447

on 2018-03-11T14:47:37-05:00

Wouldn’t be the first time the Horde had to clean up the Alliance’s mess. Remember the Everbloom?

Remember Garrosh?

Yes Garrosh, former warchief of the horde who went over his line and then stopped Voljin. Alliance, joined with their effort at the very end. Its clear you've only done SoO with an alliance toon only that's why you're believing you was the savior against Garrosh.

The game is basically built around seeing things from the side of your faction alone. If you could see things from both side there wouldn't be any conflict. So, in my Alliance toons opinion the Alliance game to save the day, and that's all that really matters.

I've done escalation with alliance side at all. They didn't saved the world from Garrosh. varian sent us to join with Voljin, it was clearly stated. Since the topic is Garrosh here, so you are wrong if you say Alliance cleaned up mess created by Garrosh. Alliance simply joined with Voljin's rebellion. and i saw how far his rebellion got, he couldn't even get past the gate until the player came to bail him out. and if you play alliance then by that point of view the alliance took care of business where the rebellion failed